to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
adds force or indicates command
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
police; police officer; police station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
tradition; legend; folklore
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda